loreleikelly
@loreleikelly.bsky.social
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As goes the Washington Post: US democracy takes another hit under Trump
@theguardian.com
JOHNSON’S RESPONSE MAY GO DOWN IN THE ANNALS OF AMERICAN MEDIA HISTORY:
“I WAS JUST LAID OFF BY THE WASHINGTON POST IN THE MIDDLE OF A WARZONE.”
“I HAVE NO WORDS.“
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
@theguardian.com
JOHNSON’S RESPONSE MAY GO DOWN IN THE ANNALS OF AMERICAN MEDIA HISTORY:
“I WAS JUST LAID OFF BY THE WASHINGTON POST IN THE MIDDLE OF A WARZONE.”
“I HAVE NO WORDS.“
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
February 8, 2026 at 7:59 AM
As goes the Washington Post: US democracy takes another hit under Trump
@theguardian.com
JOHNSON’S RESPONSE MAY GO DOWN IN THE ANNALS OF AMERICAN MEDIA HISTORY:
“I WAS JUST LAID OFF BY THE WASHINGTON POST IN THE MIDDLE OF A WARZONE.”
“I HAVE NO WORDS.“
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
@theguardian.com
JOHNSON’S RESPONSE MAY GO DOWN IN THE ANNALS OF AMERICAN MEDIA HISTORY:
“I WAS JUST LAID OFF BY THE WASHINGTON POST IN THE MIDDLE OF A WARZONE.”
“I HAVE NO WORDS.“
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Oh look, 186 Members of Congress get an F on conflict of interest (you heard that right, this in the most powerful representative assembly in the world) WTF America. 🤦♀️ integrityindex.us
Integrity Index - Holding Politicians Accountable
Tracking conflicts of interest across Congress. View politician grades, campaign financing, and more.
integrityindex.us
February 7, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Oh look, 186 Members of Congress get an F on conflict of interest (you heard that right, this in the most powerful representative assembly in the world) WTF America. 🤦♀️ integrityindex.us
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We had twice that many in Fairfax alone back in the day. And it mattered. Reporters are the eyes and ears of the community, keeping tabs on people in power. We were there for every supervisors meeting and every school board meeting. We pored through planning commission documents and campaign filings
Eight of my 20 years at the Post were spent on Metro, which was the heart and soul of the Post under the legendary @dongrahamdc1. The undertakers now running the paper have all but wiped out the metro staff, leaving just 12 reporters, according to reports, to cover a region of 6.5 million people.
Much of the mourning for the late great @washingtonpost has rightly focused on how democracy dies in darkness at the national level, which is hugely important. But the evisceration of Metro is every bit as devastating because there is no comparable news outlet keeping local institutions honest.
February 7, 2026 at 2:39 PM
We had twice that many in Fairfax alone back in the day. And it mattered. Reporters are the eyes and ears of the community, keeping tabs on people in power. We were there for every supervisors meeting and every school board meeting. We pored through planning commission documents and campaign filings
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SASC and HASC, where are you?
The worst part is that when someone debunks the exaggerated version, the actual story dies with it. "Trump Jr. didn't personally get $600M" becomes "nothing to see here" and a 30-employee rare earth magnet startup getting the largest OSC loan in history disappears into the noise.
February 7, 2026 at 2:10 PM
SASC and HASC, where are you?
Trump Is Hosting Governors at the White House, but Only Republicans www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Trump Is Hosting Governors at the White House, but Only Republicans
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Trump Is Hosting Governors at the White House, but Only Republicans www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Banning dark 💵. This case is so important!
Organizers of the effort, dubbed The Montana Plan, said there is plenty of appetite for a ban, but getting it on the November ballot would take significant groundwork in a short timeframe.
Tester, bipartisan group push plan to block corporate dark money in Montana politics
A bipartisan group including former Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester made its pitch for a ballot initiative to ban corporate spending in Montana elections.
montanafreepress.org
February 7, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Banning dark 💵. This case is so important!
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Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen has handed over confidential voter data to the U.S. Department of Justice, which has asked the state to remove, upon demand, any voters who may be deemed ineligible by federal officials.
Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen complies with federal demand for Montana voter data
Trump and U.S. Department of Justice assert authority to determine voter eligibility in the state.
montanafreepress.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen has handed over confidential voter data to the U.S. Department of Justice, which has asked the state to remove, upon demand, any voters who may be deemed ineligible by federal officials.
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“Late Friday night, the Fifth Circuit adopted the extreme minority view—that the government can indefinitely detain without bond millions of non-citizens who have been here for generations; who have never committed a crime; and who pose neither a risk of flight nor any threat to public safety.”
208. The Fifth Circuit Jumps the Immigration Detention Shark
Late Friday, two of the nation's most right-wing circuit judges adopted an odious legal claim that district court judges from across the country (and ideological spectrum) have overwhelmingly rejected
www.stevevladeck.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:34 PM
“Late Friday night, the Fifth Circuit adopted the extreme minority view—that the government can indefinitely detain without bond millions of non-citizens who have been here for generations; who have never committed a crime; and who pose neither a risk of flight nor any threat to public safety.”
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The Justice Department has sued 24 states and DC for refusing to turn over their complete, unredacted voter files. The lawsuits are part of an alarming and unprecedented attempt to seize states’ authority over elections.
bit.ly/49HOmCY
bit.ly/49HOmCY
Trump Administration Has Sued More than 20 States for Refusing to Turn Over Voter Files
The Justice Department’s attempts to collect sensitive voter information are part of a plan to interfere with elections.
www.brennancenter.org
February 6, 2026 at 10:28 PM
The Justice Department has sued 24 states and DC for refusing to turn over their complete, unredacted voter files. The lawsuits are part of an alarming and unprecedented attempt to seize states’ authority over elections.
bit.ly/49HOmCY
bit.ly/49HOmCY
guys, I know if feels like we've hit a new low with the racist spew on the White House social media. But the biggest sleeper hit on streaming is about gay hockey players in love and Bad Bunny is playing the Super Bowl. Culture is coming in like a cavalry. 💪
February 6, 2026 at 10:22 PM
guys, I know if feels like we've hit a new low with the racist spew on the White House social media. But the biggest sleeper hit on streaming is about gay hockey players in love and Bad Bunny is playing the Super Bowl. Culture is coming in like a cavalry. 💪
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No one considers a prison their home.
Yet prison gerrymandering counts incarcerated people as residents in places they don’t call home, giving power to regions of the country and elected officials who do not value their concerns.
Yet prison gerrymandering counts incarcerated people as residents in places they don’t call home, giving power to regions of the country and elected officials who do not value their concerns.
February 6, 2026 at 7:15 PM
No one considers a prison their home.
Yet prison gerrymandering counts incarcerated people as residents in places they don’t call home, giving power to regions of the country and elected officials who do not value their concerns.
Yet prison gerrymandering counts incarcerated people as residents in places they don’t call home, giving power to regions of the country and elected officials who do not value their concerns.
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Donald Trump and Republicans forced the ACA tax credits to expire, causing health care premiums to double and families to drop coverage altogether.
Millions may drop ACA coverage — and raise health insurance costs for everyone else
Some experts warn of a potential "death spiral" in the Affordable Care Act marketplace if young, healthy consumers drop coverage amid soaring costs.
www.cnbc.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Donald Trump and Republicans forced the ACA tax credits to expire, causing health care premiums to double and families to drop coverage altogether.
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The president’s tariff taxes and reckless trade policies have driven up input costs and closed vital markets that American farmers depend on.
Republicans in Congress could put an end to this failed experiment today—but they refuse to stand up to the president.
Republicans in Congress could put an end to this failed experiment today—but they refuse to stand up to the president.
🚨 BREAKING: USDA just revised 2025 net farm income DOWN by $25 billion.
That's the Trump administration's own data confirming what farmers already knew: the American farm economy is in crisis. But sure, keep telling us it's the "Golden Age" of agriculture.
That's the Trump administration's own data confirming what farmers already knew: the American farm economy is in crisis. But sure, keep telling us it's the "Golden Age" of agriculture.
February 6, 2026 at 8:08 PM
The president’s tariff taxes and reckless trade policies have driven up input costs and closed vital markets that American farmers depend on.
Republicans in Congress could put an end to this failed experiment today—but they refuse to stand up to the president.
Republicans in Congress could put an end to this failed experiment today—but they refuse to stand up to the president.
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”HOME SWEET & COLD HOME.”
Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social
The horrific destruction of Ukrainian power plants, people are freezing.
NO HEATING.
NO POWER.
NO WATER.
Russia is a terrorist state!!!
#StandWithUkraine 💙💛
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• So who's on the menu? •
Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social
The horrific destruction of Ukrainian power plants, people are freezing.
NO HEATING.
NO POWER.
NO WATER.
Russia is a terrorist state!!!
#StandWithUkraine 💙💛
Thread 1/15🧵🇪🇺🇺🇲🇷🇺🇨🇳
• So who's on the menu? •
February 6, 2026 at 10:25 AM
”HOME SWEET & COLD HOME.”
Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social
The horrific destruction of Ukrainian power plants, people are freezing.
NO HEATING.
NO POWER.
NO WATER.
Russia is a terrorist state!!!
#StandWithUkraine 💙💛
Thread 1/15🧵🇪🇺🇺🇲🇷🇺🇨🇳
• So who's on the menu? •
Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social
The horrific destruction of Ukrainian power plants, people are freezing.
NO HEATING.
NO POWER.
NO WATER.
Russia is a terrorist state!!!
#StandWithUkraine 💙💛
Thread 1/15🧵🇪🇺🇺🇲🇷🇺🇨🇳
• So who's on the menu? •
CIA terminates its world factbook. 🤦 www.yahoo.com/news/article...
CIA terminates its World Factbook, overthrowing reference regime
After decades of serving as a reliable, authoritative public repository of basic information about countries, their economies, and their people, The World Factbook disappeared from the internet on Feb...
www.yahoo.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
CIA terminates its world factbook. 🤦 www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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WTF? I'm a 50 year old man and as far back as I can remember, including when I was in high school it was *obviously* wrong and fucked up for older men to be targeting high school girls.
People claiming it's somehow normal are trying to cover for predators. This isn't some new way of thinking.
People claiming it's somehow normal are trying to cover for predators. This isn't some new way of thinking.
This level of apologia (from Megan McArdle in a podcast with Josh Barro and Ross Douthat) is fucking appalling. Idk what else there is to say.
February 5, 2026 at 10:59 PM
WTF? I'm a 50 year old man and as far back as I can remember, including when I was in high school it was *obviously* wrong and fucked up for older men to be targeting high school girls.
People claiming it's somehow normal are trying to cover for predators. This isn't some new way of thinking.
People claiming it's somehow normal are trying to cover for predators. This isn't some new way of thinking.
And there goes America’s nonpartisan civil service. Gift. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Expands His Power to Fire Federal Workers
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:03 PM
And there goes America’s nonpartisan civil service. Gift. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
What a great public servant. Respect. Rest in Peace, Lee Hamilton (Indiana, ret.) wapo.st/4rTfdn5
Lee Hamilton, foreign policy leader in Congress, dies at 94
President Barack Obama called the Indiana Democrat “one of the most influential voices on international relations and American national security.”
wapo.st
February 5, 2026 at 8:32 PM
What a great public servant. Respect. Rest in Peace, Lee Hamilton (Indiana, ret.) wapo.st/4rTfdn5
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This is yet another hostile attack in the Trump Administration’s relentless war against our civil service.
They want to make it easier to fire qualified public servants so they can replace them with MAGA sycophants who serve Donald Trump above the law and the American people.
They want to make it easier to fire qualified public servants so they can replace them with MAGA sycophants who serve Donald Trump above the law and the American people.
Exclusive: Roughly 50,000 federal workers would be easier to discipline or fire under a new Trump rule that reclassifies swaths of the government workforce.
Trump Administration to Make It Easier to Fire 50,000 Federal Workers
A rule expected to be completed on Thursday would create a government-employee category that offers fewer job protections.
on.wsj.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:22 PM
This is yet another hostile attack in the Trump Administration’s relentless war against our civil service.
They want to make it easier to fire qualified public servants so they can replace them with MAGA sycophants who serve Donald Trump above the law and the American people.
They want to make it easier to fire qualified public servants so they can replace them with MAGA sycophants who serve Donald Trump above the law and the American people.
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This is what solidarity looks like! 💥
50+ Jewish orgs and synagogues are co-sponsoring T'ruah and @bendthearc's Jews Against ICE protest on 2/11 in D.C.
We won't stand idly by while ICE rips apart families and destroys lives. We want ICE out of our communities NOW.
truah.org/jewsagainstice
50+ Jewish orgs and synagogues are co-sponsoring T'ruah and @bendthearc's Jews Against ICE protest on 2/11 in D.C.
We won't stand idly by while ICE rips apart families and destroys lives. We want ICE out of our communities NOW.
truah.org/jewsagainstice
February 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
This is what solidarity looks like! 💥
50+ Jewish orgs and synagogues are co-sponsoring T'ruah and @bendthearc's Jews Against ICE protest on 2/11 in D.C.
We won't stand idly by while ICE rips apart families and destroys lives. We want ICE out of our communities NOW.
truah.org/jewsagainstice
50+ Jewish orgs and synagogues are co-sponsoring T'ruah and @bendthearc's Jews Against ICE protest on 2/11 in D.C.
We won't stand idly by while ICE rips apart families and destroys lives. We want ICE out of our communities NOW.
truah.org/jewsagainstice
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This is now without question the biggest politico-financial scandal in United States history. Teapot Dome was trivial in comparison.
I was a little late to catch up with this WSJ kleptocracy story. We already knew Sheikh Tahnoon dropped $2b on World Liberty Financial to get Trump to let UAE import advanced chips. Now we learn Tahnoon also purchased 49 percent of World Liberty Financial.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:21 PM
This is now without question the biggest politico-financial scandal in United States history. Teapot Dome was trivial in comparison.
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New 25-page @centeronbudget.bsky.social paper from me summarizing the distributional, fiscal, and economic effects of One Big Beautiful Bill's tax cuts and cuts to health care, food assistance, student loans, and climate investments. 🧵
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
Republican Megabill Trades Essential Support to Low-Income People for Skewed Tax Cuts
The sprawling megabill passed by the Republican-controlled Congress and signed by President Trump in July 2025 will redistribute trillions of dollars upward over the next decade, making it harder for ...
www.cbpp.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:52 PM
New 25-page @centeronbudget.bsky.social paper from me summarizing the distributional, fiscal, and economic effects of One Big Beautiful Bill's tax cuts and cuts to health care, food assistance, student loans, and climate investments. 🧵
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
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This is incredibly powerful testimony.
Ms. Rahman is very tough and clear and was treated horribly.
Warning: I can't watch it without tears of rage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrcW...
Ms. Rahman is very tough and clear and was treated horribly.
Warning: I can't watch it without tears of rage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrcW...
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:15 PM
This is incredibly powerful testimony.
Ms. Rahman is very tough and clear and was treated horribly.
Warning: I can't watch it without tears of rage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrcW...
Ms. Rahman is very tough and clear and was treated horribly.
Warning: I can't watch it without tears of rage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrcW...
Great organizing strategy, esp combined with deliberative tech. “State resolutions are not just symbolic gestures, the politics would be a significant mobilizing factor in the Democratic midterm strategy in elections” @SidneyBlumenthal attn: @metagov.bsky.social
apple.news/ActiGuiylQqi...
apple.news/ActiGuiylQqi...
Opinion | Democrats have a constitutional power they aren’t using to fight back: state resolutions — Guardian US
State resolutions are underutilized right now and could be a significant mobilizing factor for the Democratic party
apple.news
February 3, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Great organizing strategy, esp combined with deliberative tech. “State resolutions are not just symbolic gestures, the politics would be a significant mobilizing factor in the Democratic midterm strategy in elections” @SidneyBlumenthal attn: @metagov.bsky.social
apple.news/ActiGuiylQqi...
apple.news/ActiGuiylQqi...